Transportation Executive with strong strategic, creative, analytical, and leadership skills. Experience in truckload/logistics, intermodal trucking, shipping, management experience in operations. Effective in the management of change, cost control, and process implementation.
Created and manage carrier procurement and development program for all 30 Ardagh Group glass, Bev Can and metal packaging facilities in North America. Manage outbound shipments from 9 Ardagh Glass and Metal production facilities to fortune 500 companies. Manage the transportation relationship with ConAgra, AB Inbev, Kroger, and Sam Adams brewery.. Manage carrier database throught TMS UltraShip of 156 carriers. Communicate and hold carriers responsible for corporate KPI's.
Our transportation team is responsible for an annual volume of 196,000 truckloads with an annual spend of $120mm. Have generated $543,000 in trans actual savings via spot quotes and negotiating rates.
AS/400, SAP, multiple TMS Systems( UltraShip, Arzoon, Ford ) and WMS, Kronos, Microsoft Office, 2010.
Specialties: Relationship building with internal and external customers and carriers. Ability to foster relationships with all level of the workforce. Listening and passion. Securing capacity via introducing new carriers into our system. Coaching and mentoring these carriers on our procedures. Creating solutions to our customers logistics needs.